The following House Files were introduced:
Stanek, for the Committee on Judiciary Policy and Finance introduced:
H. F. 135, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; changing and reducing appropriations made for public safety, criminal justice, and other agencies and activities; making clarifying changes; amending Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 8, article 4, section 11, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 241.41; 241.42; 241.43; 241.44; 241.441; 241.45.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Krinkie, for the Committee on Capital Investment introduced:
H. F. 136, A bill for an act relating to capital investment; canceling general fund appropriations for capital projects to the general fund; authorizing the issuance of trunk highway bonds; appropriating money for transportation purposes.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Stang, for the Committee on Higher Education Finance introduced:
H. F. 137, A bill for an act relating to higher education; reducing appropriations and transferring balances to the general fund.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Haas, for the Committee on State Government Finance introduced:
H. F. 138, A bill for an act relating to state government; reducing appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003; modifying certain provisions related to state government; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 16A.17, by adding a subdivision; 16B.47; 16B.48, subdivision 2; 16B.49; 16C.08, subdivisions 2, 3; 16C.09; 16E.07, subdivision 9; 136F.77, subdivision 3; 268.186; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 16B.50; 16C.07; 43A.047.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Kuisle, Adolphson and Beard introduced:
H. F. 139, A bill for an act relating to transportation; appropriating and changing appropriations to the department of transportation and other agencies; authorizing issuance of $130,130,000 in state trunk highway bonds; directing commissioner of transportation to sell an aircraft; transferring money from the state airports fund to the general fund.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Bradley, for the Committee on Health and Human Services Finance introduced:
H. F. 140, A bill for an act relating to state government; appropriating money and reducing appropriations for health and human services; establishing and modifying certain programs; providing for regulation of certain activities and practices; providing for accounts, assessments, and fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 119B.011, by adding a subdivision; 119B.09, subdivisions 1, 2; 119B.12, subdivision 2; 252.27, subdivision 2a; 256.9657, subdivision 1; 256.969, subdivision 3a; 256B.056, subdivisions 1a, 4; 256B.057, subdivision 2; 256B.06, subdivisions 4, 5; 256B.0625, subdivision 13, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0635, subdivisions 1, 2; 256B.19, subdivision 1d; 256B.195, subdivision 4; 256B.32, subdivision 1; 256B.431, subdivision 23, by adding a subdivision; 256B.75; 256J.11, subdivision 1; 256J.48, subdivision 1; 256J.52, subdivision 2; 256J.53, subdivision 1; 256L.07, subdivision 1; 256L.17, subdivision 2; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 17, subdivision 11, as amended; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 256.973; 256B.056, subdivisions 1c, 3c; 256B.195, subdivision 5; 256D.053; 256J.11, subdivisions 2, 3; Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 1, section 63.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Gunther, for the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance introduced:
H. F. 141, A bill for an act relating to economic development; reducing appropriations for economic development and certain agencies of state government; appropriating money for workforce services for the blind; transferring funds; amending Laws 2002, chapter 220, article 13, section 9, subdivision 2, as amended.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Seagren, for the Committee on Education Finance introduced:
H. F. 142, A bill for an act relating to education finance; modifying and reducing appropriations for certain education programs; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 124D.135, subdivision 8; 124D.16, subdivision 6; 124D.20, by adding subdivisions; 124D.52, subdivision 1; 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Harder, for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development Finance introduced:
H. F. 143, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; reducing and transferring appropriations for agricultural and rural development purposes.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Abrams, for the Committee on Taxes introduced:
H. F. 144, A bill for an act relating to payment of interest on certain sales tax refunds; providing for payment of interest after 90 days; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 289A.56, subdivision 4; 297A.75, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Ozment introduced:
H. F. 145, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; reducing and transferring appropriations for environmental and natural resources purposes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 115A.908, subdivision 2; 116P.05, subdivision 2; 297F.10, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Strachan; Murphy; Stanek; Hilstrom; Nelson, P.; Wilkin; Adolphson; Beard; Cornish and Lanning introduced:
H. F. 146, A bill for an act relating to criminal justice; providing that the bureau of criminal apprehension and local law enforcement agencies collect crime data utilizing the uniform offense codes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 299C.05; 299C.06.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Policy and Finance.
Paymar; Hausman; Johnson, S.; Mariani and Thao introduced:
H. F. 147, A bill for an act relating to local government; permitting the city of Saint Paul to amortize billboards.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Greiling introduced:
H. F. 148, A bill for an act relating to ethics in government; providing that acceptance of large campaign contributions by certain elected officials creates a conflict of interest on issues related to the contributor; imposing a penalty; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 10A.07, by adding a subdivision; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Paymar and Greiling introduced:
H. F. 149, A bill for an act relating to campaign finance and public disclosure; increasing the public's right to know; requiring disclosure of economic interests of independent contractors and consultants; changing certain definitions; requiring full disclosure of the total costs of lobbying; requiring certain reports; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 10A.01, subdivisions 5, 21, 33; and 10A.04, subdivisions 4, 6.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Fuller introduced:
H. F. 150, A bill for an act relating to the city of Bemidji; authorizing the city to impose a sales and use tax.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Seifert introduced:
H. F. 151, A bill for an act relating to human services; exempting children eligible for adoption assistance from the prepaid medical assistance program; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 256B.69, subdivision 4.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Greiling introduced:
H. F. 152, A bill for an act relating to elections; imposing campaign contribution and spending limits on political party caucuses that choose to participate in the political contribution refund program; limiting multicandidate expenditures by political parties; increasing the maximum political contribution refund from $50 to $100; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 10A.25, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 10A.27, subdivision 11, by adding a subdivision; 10A.275, subdivision 1; 10A.28, subdivisions 1, 2; 10A.322; 290.06, subdivision 23.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 153, A bill for an act relating to transportation; creating metropolitan transit authority in metropolitan area and transferring to it certain powers and duties of metropolitan council and commissioner of transportation; authorizing imposition of sales and use tax in member counties of the authority; making conforming and clarifying changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 16A.88; 169.781, subdivision 1; 169.791, subdivision 5; 169.792, subdivision 11; 174.03, subdivision 6a; 174.04, subdivisions 1, 2; 174.82; 174.88; 398A.04, subdivision 9; 473.388, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 297B; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 473J; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 297B.09, subdivision 1; 473.223.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Policy.
Howes, Hackbarth, Swenson, Wasiluk and Nelson, M. introduced:
H. F. 154, A bill for an act relating to natural resources; increasing certain issuance and filing fees for the registration and licensure of certain recreational vehicles and watercraft; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 84.788, subdivision 3; 84.798, subdivision 3; 84.82, subdivision 2; 84.8713, subdivisions 3, 4; 84.922, subdivision 2; 86B.415, subdivision 8; 86B.870, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Kohls, Davids and Pugh introduced:
H. F. 155, A bill for an act relating to commerce; enacting the revisions to the general provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code and amendments to Articles 3 and 4 of the Uniform Commercial Code recommended by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; making conforming changes; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 17.94; 84.787, subdivision 9; 84.797, subdivision 10; 84.92, subdivision 6; 86B.820, subdivision 12; 168A.01, subdivision 20; 234.27; 325L.03; 325L.16; 336.2-103; 336.2-202; 336.2A-103; 336.2A-501; 336.2A-518; 336.2A-519; 336.2A-527; 336.2A-528; 336.3-103; 336.3-106; 336.3-116; 336.3-305; 336.3-309; 336.3-416; 336.3-417; 336.3-602; 336.3-604; 336.3-605; 336.4-104; 336.4-207; 336.4-208; 336.4-212; 336.4-301; 336.4-403; 336.4A-105; 336.4A-106; 336.4A-204; 336.5-103; 336.8-102; 336.9-102; 513.33, subdivision 1; 514.963, subdivision 9; 514.965, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 336; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 336.1-101; 336.1-102; 336.1-103; 336.1-104; 336.1-105; 336.1-106; 336.1-107; 336.1-108; 336.1-109; 336.1-110; 336.1-201; 336.1-202; 336.1-203; 336.1-204; 336.1-205; 336.1-206; 336.1-207; 336.1-208; 336.1-209; 336.2-208; 336.2A-207.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.
Anderson, I. and Lieder introduced:
H. F. 156, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing spending to acquire and to better public lands and buildings for construction of a World War II veterans memorial on the capitol grounds; authorizing issuance of bonds; appropriating money.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on State Government Finance.
Anderson, I. introduced:
H. F. 157, A bill for an act relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain surplus state land bordering public water.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Policy.
Smith introduced:
H. F. 158, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 1; providing that state spending may not increase at a greater rate than increases in the consumer price index.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Smith introduced:
H. F. 159, A bill for an act relating to the legislature; requiring that each bill be accompanied by a fiscal note; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 3.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Abeler; DeLaForest; Olsen, S.; Sykora; Hilstrom and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 160, A bill for an act relating to education finance; reducing the revenue reserved for staff development activities from two percent to one percent of a district's basic general education revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 122A.61, subdivision 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Finance.
Jacobson, Wasiluk and Meslow introduced:
H. F. 161, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing the issuance of state bonds; appropriating money for reconstruction of the Edgerton Street bridge over highway I-694 in Ramsey county.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Transportation Finance.
Seifert; Pelowski; Finstad; Cornish; Lindner; Lanning; Rhodes; Buesgens; Gerlach; Holberg; Olsen, S.; Sieben; Smith; Vandeveer; Seagren; Lindgren; Penas and Kielkucki introduced:
H. F. 162, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring legislative approval before adopting certain rules.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Kielkucki; Olson, M.; Hoppe; Borrell; Holberg and Adolphson introduced:
H. F. 163, A bill for an act relating to state government; designating English as the official language; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Haas and Walz introduced:
H. F. 164, A bill for an act relating to health; requiring patient consent to collect certain health data; prohibiting adoption of certain proposed rules; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 62J.321, subdivision 1; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 144.335, subdivision 3b.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Otremba; Anderson, I.; Eken; Dill and Juhnke introduced:
H. F. 165, A bill for an act proposing an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution, by adding a section to article XIII; establishing the same standard for the Minnesota Constitution and the United States Constitution for issues relating to abortion.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Health and Human Services Policy.
Thissen and Johnson, J. introduced:
H. F. 166, A bill for an act relating to probate; adopting article 5 of the Uniform Probate Code relating to guardianship and conservatorship; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 245A.041; 524.2-502; 524.3-203; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 524; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 524.5-505; 525.539; 525.54; 525.541; 525.542; 525.543; 525.544; 525.545; 525.55; 525.5501; 525.551; 525.5515; 525.552; 525.56; 525.561; 525.562; 525.57; 525.58; 525.581; 525.582; 525.583; 525.59; 525.591; 525.60; 525.61; 525.615; 525.6155; 525.616; 525.6165; 525.617; 525.6175; 525.618; 525.6185; 525.619; 525.6192; 525.6194; 525.6195; 525.6196; 525.6197; 525.6198; 525.6199; 525.62; 525.63; 525.64; 525.641; 525.642; 525.65; 525.651; 525.652; 525.66; 525.661; 525.662; 525.67; 525.68; 525.69; 525.691; 525.692; 525.70; 525.702; 525.703; 525.705.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Smith introduced:
H. F. 167, A bill for an act relating to local government; limiting regulation and causes of action by political subdivisions against firearms industry; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 471.633.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Local Government and Metropolitan Affairs.
Sykora, Seagren, Slawik, Kielkucki and Pelowski introduced:
H. F. 168, A bill for an act relating to data practices; classifying and providing for access to certain data on nonpublic school students collected by public schools; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 13.32, by adding a subdivision.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.
Lipman and Pugh introduced:
H. F. 169, A bill for an act relating to trusts; providing for animal care and memorial fund trusts; changing an application provision; providing for agreements; clarifying procedures; providing an effective date; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 501B.14, subdivision 3; Laws 2002, chapter 347, section 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 501B.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Kohls; DeLaForest; Lenczewski; Biernat; Johnson, J.; Wardlow; Hoppe; Swenson and Lipman introduced:
H. F. 170, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; regulating limitation periods of certain actions; enacting the Uniform Conflict of Laws-Limitations Act adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 541.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Lenczewski and Seagren introduced:
H. F. 171, A bill for an act relating to gambling; prohibiting location of state-operated or state-licensed gambling facility in a city in which the governing body has adopted a resolution of disapproval.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Lenczewski and Abrams introduced:
H. F. 172, A bill for an act relating to taxation; local government aid to cities; reducing the city aid base as aid appropriations increase; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, sections 477A.011, subdivision 37; 477A.013, subdivision 9.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Dorn, Gunther, Swenson and Cornish introduced:
H. F. 173, A bill for an act relating to capital improvements; authorizing state bonds; appropriating money for phase 3 of the athletic facilities project at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Higher Education Finance.
Lipman, Wilkin, DeLaForest and Wardlow introduced:
H. F. 174, A bill for an act relating to civil actions; regulating certain actions against health care providers and employees; limiting recovery for noneconomic damages; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 549.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Civil Law.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 175, A bill for an act relating to claims against the state; providing for reimbursement by the department of public safety of certain costs of health insurance benefits paid by the city of Caledonia to a public safety officer.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 176, A bill for an act relating to appropriations; appropriating money for the Rushford Institute for Nanotechnology.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Jobs and Economic Development Finance.
Davids introduced:
H. F. 177, A bill for an act relating to ambulance service liability insurance; requiring a study.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.
Jaros, Rukavina, Lenczewski, Pugh, Sieben, Atkins, Mullery, Marquart and Lindner introduced:
H. F. 178, A bill for an act relating to taxation; property; making permanent the valuation exclusion for certain improvements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 273.11, subdivision 16.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Taxes.
Jaros introduced:
H. F. 179, A bill for an act relating to lawful gambling; modifying lawful purpose expenditures; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 349.12, subdivision 25.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations and Veterans Affairs Policy.
Hilstrom, Davids and Nelson, M. introduced:
H. F. 180, A bill for an act relating to insurance; requiring notice to the homeowner prior to cancellation of homeowner's insurance for nonpayment of premium by a mortgage escrow servicer; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 65A.01, subdivision 3c.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Jobs and Economic Development.
Lenczewski introduced:
H. F. 181, A bill for an act relating to the state budget development; requiring consideration of effects on the state's bond rating; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 16A.11, subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16A.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Carlson; Osterman; Nelson, M.; Hilstrom and Latz introduced:
H. F. 182, A bill for an act relating to education; creating an exception to levy authority for new construction based on emergency closing of an operating school building; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 123B.59, subdivision 5.
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Education Policy.